Frame for fishing-reels.



No. 801,479. PATENTEED OCT. 10 1905.

W. SHAKESPEARE, JR.

FRAME FOR FISHING REELS.

APPLICATION FILED we. 18,1902.

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR.,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

FRAME FQR FISHING-HEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filed August 18. 1902. Serial No. 120,027-

J'r., a citizen of the United States, residing at 'the city of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Frames for Fishing-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fishing-reels, and more particularly to improvements in the frame construction thereof."

Fishing-reels as ordinarily constructed are made with quite heavy ends in order to provide the necessary size and strength, orv else when made of rubber or similar material they have been made large and cumbersome, and when so constructed are liable to serious warping and damages by abrasion, and when formed by drawing the metal must be comparatively soft and is liable to become twisted or bent or jammed by use.

It is the object of this invention to provide a construction of reel-frame which is of suiiiconstruction of reel-frame in which the parts can be readily assembled or taken apart, in which the likelihood of friction on the spool is avoided, and in which the. spool can be readily removed without disassemblingthe en-' tire reel.

A further object is to provide a construc tion of frame in which the spool can run freely and in which the'fianges will be properly embraced, so that a close fitting of the spool parts is largely avoided.

Another object is to provide an. improved construction of crank-handle for a fishing-reel.

The various objects of this invention are accomplished by the deviceeand means described in this specification.

The invention is clearly defined, and pointed out in the claims.

A structure embodying the features of the invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation view of a reel embodying the features of this invention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view-taken on the irregular line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section-lines. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a slightly-modified form, the same being taken through the end of one of the pillars on a line corresponding to line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings, the reel-frame is made up of heads connected together by suitable pillarsB B. The 5 heads are laminated, consisting of outer metallic side plates A and inner 'ir'ietallic rings a, between which are rings A, preferably of rubber, hard fiber, or similar equivalentmaterial.

These rings and side plates are perforated, 7

and extending through the same are the ends ofthe pillars B, suitably shouldered to receive and retain the same. The pillars B are bored out at their right-hand ends and suitably screw-threaded and receive screws 6, which securely clamp the rings and plate A at that end thereto on the shouldered end of the pillar. The left-hand ends of the pillars B are shouldered and the ends are screw-threaded,

entering screw-threaded holes in the plate A,

rubber ring A and metallic ring a at that end, clamping those parts securely together.

The ends of the screws project flush with the surface. The pillars B, to which the reelplate is secured, are counterbored at both 5 ends and receive small screws for clamping the laminated structure thereon, clamping the same at the shoulders, as before stated. Intermediate pillars, of course, can extend up to the heads at each side and be retained 9 by the long screws through the plates and rings entering their ends. Only suflicient pillars need be shouldered to properly locate the parts. By this construction, the hardened bearings for the spool-journals may be screwthreaded into the centers of the plates A, and the reel can be removed as soon as the end plate A is detached, thereby avoiding the necessity of entirely disassembling the parts.

The spool C is provided with journals at each I 00 end of different size, the smaller one beingat the left, thus making it necessary that the parts'be assembled correctly, as, owing to the formation of the parts,theplate A is thelast piece to be put into the case or frame. this formation the flanges G O of the s 001 can extend into the recessed head an( be thereby protected, and the necessity of fitting one fiat surfacenamely, the spool-flange accurately against another "namely, the

frame-head or side plate-which is now the common practice in the manufacture of reels, 1s

is overcome.

avoided, and consequently liability to friction though the casing may be slightly deflected owing to uneven expansion under heat or being slightly inaccurate in its formation. The.

wardly to form a washer at the point of con tact of the handle with the crank, there pro viding an efiective and durable handle, as

clearly appears in the illustration at Fig. 2. By broadening the laminated structure namely, a metallic ring, aring of hard rubher or similar like material, and a metallic end platea structure of reel-frame is secured having substantially all the advantages of the frame with the rubber heads in that thenceessary size is secured with a minimum weight, it being desirable to have these structures as light as possible consistent with the desired strength. Themetal arranged in this way, in connection with the hard rubber or fiber, prevents the warping of the rubber. consequently overcoming that objection. and securing the advantages of the rubber heads without the disadvantages. This arrangement, however-namely, of an inner ring, an outer plate and an intermediate broad ring to secure the necessary space for the introduction of the reel mechanism-4s desirable where the intermediate ring marked on the drawings A is of metal, as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, where a light ring of metal is substituted for the ring of rubber. This, however, is not so nearly satisfactory as-the rubber clamped between the parts.

By the structure of this patent a superior finish is obtained to the reels, because there is no strain or warping of the metal entering into the sides and side rings to form caps. The same being cut into perfectly flat disks and rings is not marred or abraded, and consequently can be finished in a more satisfactory manner. Such a structure is obviously more satisfactory and economical to produce. By working the different parts in the flat it is also obvious that they can be much more readily and satisfactorily fitted together, it bcingobvious that the flat surfaces will readily conform to each other when clamped by the screws, whereas if there was cut formation they would not so readily yield and would require a much more careful fitting of the parts.

Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a fishing-reel frame, the combination of the suitable pillars shouldered at each end; heads made up of metallic rings embracing This reel runs freely, even the reduced ends of the pillars and restingagainst the shoulders; hard-rubber rings embracing the ezztension and fitting against the metallic rings; and fiat metallic plates to the outside clamped upon the rubber rings by su itable screws, engaging the reduced ends of the pillars, for the purpose specified.

2. In a fishing-reel, the combination of suitable pillars; heads made up of inner metallic rings; hard-rubber rings adjacent thereto; and flat side plates clamped against the pillars, for the purpose specified.

3. in a fishing-reel frame, the combination of suitable pillars; a head made up of an innor metallic ring resting against the pillars; an outer plate and an intermediate ring separating the plate from the inner ring to form asuitable chamber for the reel-actuating mech' anism and to receive the flange of the spool, for the purpose specified.

4:. In a fishing-reel frame, the combination of suitable pillars; a head made up of an innor metallic ring resting against the pillars; and a hard-rubber ring clamped against the metal ring, for the purpose specified.

5. In a fishing-reel frame, the combination of the pillars'anda head COl'IllJlElSlIlg a rubber ring forming a chamber and a flat side plate clamped upon the ring and extending to the full diameter of the head for the protection of the rubber, as specified.

6. in a fishing-reel frame, the combination of pillars; and a head, comprising an inner metallic plate,an outer metallic plate, and an intermediate body of rubber chambered to re cei've the operating mechanism, arranged between said plates, as specified.

7. In a fishing-reel frame, the combination of pillars; and ahead com-prising an inner me tallic plate, an outer metallic plate, and an ill-- termediate body of rubber clamped between said plates, as specified.

8. In a fishing-reel frame, the combination v of pillars; and a. head, comprising an inner metallic plate, an outer metallic plate, and an intermediate body of rubber arranged between said plates, as specified.

9. In a fishing-reel frame the combination of suitable pillars havingshoulders thereon; a ring baring holes therein arranged to receive said pillars and rest against said shoulders, said ring serving as a support for said pillars; and an outer structure, chambered to receive the reel-operating mechanism,securcd in place on the projecting ends of said pillars, for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof lhave hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses.

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Witnesses:

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